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When did Jordan McMillian become Vance Co. Deputy County Manager? “Me thinks I smell the ground work being laid for our new manager”
One Voice you must be new to watching Vance County’s elected commissioners shenanigans.
Jordan McMillian became Vance County’s Deputy County Manager at last year’s budget sessions. A supersized self important commissioner favored no wage increases for all county employees to fund the newly created deputy county manager position. The other six puppets occupying the space reserved for real commissioners’ concurred morphing Mr. McMillan from incompetent and uncertified planning department manager to certified lap dog and deputy county manager. Mr. McMillan’s elevation confirms the vibrancy of the Peter Principle.
Vance county politics at its finest!!!!!!!
Want to know what is wrong w/your County? Look no further than the elected officials. You have a city councilwoman who seems to always be delinquent on taxes. You have a School Board Member who is always delinquent on taxes. You have a county commissioner who at one time was VERY delinquent on his taxes…so much that HiH’s own Michael Bobbitt was questioning his “right” to his seat b/c he was so delinquent. You have a county commissioner who said after losing to another candidate a couple years ago who went on record and said he “Would never run for office” again in Vance County. WRONG…..he ran again and beat the opponent who seems to have his name in the paper for criminal actions seemingly at least once per year. Heroin possession charge….obtaining property by false pretense. Look at the politicians in your area and you will find the answer to many of your “ills”.
I could continue w/other politicians but even Left Fielder and Loud Mouth can understand this. Well maybe not if they were educated in the Vance Co. Schools. You can’t make this %%^ up if you tried.
Deception you are what your handle indicates deceptive. When I spoke for the first time to the Board of Commissioners it was regarding elected officials who were in arrears on their property taxes. The data I relied on for my comments at that time were grossly obsolete. I personally apologized to the particular commissioner for my error. I submitted a written apology as a letter to the editor. The paper’s editor at that time rejected the letter for their own reason.
That gaff taught me an important lesson. A lesson you can read in my most recent letter to the editor. A letter intended to encourage others in Vance County to respond to our commissioners’ call for ideas to be presented to the NC Association of County Commissioners for consider as worthy of the 2015 – 2016 legislative agenda.
Now that I have explained for a second time the whole story of my gaff, Deception please do me, the residences of Vance County and Henderson a large favor slink on back into your hovel in Granville County. Please take your alter ego Jack Johnson with you. Your long history of postings has contributed little positive to any discussion on this the HomeInHenderson blog site.
Sorry to inform you Mikey but until the owner/editor of HiH asks me 2 go away I’ll hang around. You are starting to act like the Ferguson Police Dept. My ? 2 you is since you seem 2 enjoy sitting through city coucil & county commissioner mtgs. Then why don’t you run for one or the other? Certainly someone who tends to think they have all the solotions to the ills of Henderson/Vance area you must have something to contribute…….especially due to the fact that you’re the most intelligent blogger on HiH!!! Lol…….you really can’t make this %¡€€ up if u tried!! Do enjoy the rest of your evening your heiness!!!
BTW……let me apologize for getting some of the very newsworthy topics out to the HiH site before you when you seem to want to be the source of the “above the fold” stories. Thevonly advice I can give you is to get out from in front of the comfy confines of your house/office & go talk to folks. They won’t bite!!!!!
This white man running for sheriff doesn’t have a chance to defeat our great sheriff. Save your money for retirement.
Mikey….I would expect more from someone who seemingly carries himself in a somewhat professional way when dealing w/elected officials. Why resort to the name calling and offering suggesions as to what I should do in my spare time? Last time I checked HiH was owned/operated by Mr.Hart unless things have changed. With that being said almighty one, until you become owner of HiH I will continue to post what are sometimes things that may hurt your feelings as well as others but if you are as good at researching what is being posted as you are at giving orders and name calling you will find out that what I post has merit. I don’t sugarcoat things for you anyone to make them feel better…including yourself.
As far as Jack Johnson goes…..sorry mikey…don’t know him!! Good luck on reporting your next council meeting. Come back to HiH with some pertinent information every once in awhile!!
Mr. Bobbitt, I totally disagree with your statement. Although Deception rubs me the wrong way at times (and I’m sure I rub him/her the wrong way also), you of all people should know better than to try to take someone’s voice away. Our forefathers fought and died for each of us to have a voice. It saddens me to read your post. I know you and that’s beneath you sir. As for Jack Johnson, everything he types has a racist lingo to it, which has become very typical for him. But even he deserves a voice, as uneducated as it is. Our voices are the most important thing we have, in most cases. Like it or not, everyone is not going to agree with you or agree with me lots of the time. But voices and opinions are the foundation of our society. Everyone has the right to voice their opinions.